UKeIG - UK eInformation Group have released full details of their January,
Freedom on Information Meeting, Two Pillars of Wisdom: Freedom of
Information and Copyright – What Information Professionals Need to Know.
This will be held at CILIP Headquarters on Wednesday, 12th January 2005.
Costs (including lunch and refreshments): UKeIG members £130 + VAT
(£152.75); others £160 + VAT (£188.00)
This event is aimed at information professionals, for whom both freedom of
information and copyright are fundamental areas and it deals with access
to and use of information with Freedom of information. Pertinent to all
as the legislation expected to be fully in force in the UK for 1st January
2005. Half of this one day meeting will provide a thorough overview of
the FOI framework (including the right of access to information,
exemptions, publications schemes etc.). It will also consider its
application in a number of specific areas such as unpublished materials and
archives, FOI and contracts/procurement issues, third party intellectual
property rights, managing FOI requirements in the organisation and more.
The second main area to be covered by the meeting is copyright. Major
changes have occurred in UK copyright law in the last 18 months and taking
stock of these changes and providing a detailed overview of the current
copyright framework in the UK will be an important part of this event.
This course will be presented by Laurence Bebbington, Law Librarian and
Information Services Copyright Officer at the University of Nottingham and
Tim Padfield, Copyright Officer, Curator of Photographs and Secretary of
the Lord Chancellor's Advisory Council on National Records and Archives at
the National Archives, Kew.
Interest can be registered in this meeting, or a place reserved by emailing
[log in to unmask] Further details are also available via the UKeIG
website at
http://www.ukolug.org.uk/content/public/activities/meetings/12jan05foi.html
Notes :
UKeIG the UK eInformation Group: For further details about the Group and
membership contact: Christine Baker, The Old Chapel, Walden, West Burton,
Leyburn, North Yorkshire DL8 4LE
Tel & Fax: 01969 663749
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Press Contact: Rob Hughes, UKeIG Committee, PR and Marketing
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